000 worth of stage, sound and lighting gear in a caravan of four trucks, two buses and a camper. Lifeson says last year’sPermanent Wavestour was the first time the band came off the road with a profit. More recently, Rush had to foot the bill for the cover art forMoving...
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Rush’s eighth studio album Moving Pictures certified quadruple-platinum in Canada. This sonic masterpiece remains the band’s most popular and recognizable entries of their extensive discography that helped defined the
Rush,Moving Pictures(1981). Artwork designed by Hugh Syme The album cover was taken in front of the Ontario Legislative Building at Queen’s Park, Toronto. The pictures that are being moved are the starman logo featured on the reverse cover of the2112album, the famousDogs Playing Pokerpaintin...
Rush have cracked open the vaults to unveil previously unreleased photos from their 'Moving Pictures' cover shoot in December 2021.
[René] Magritte character" onHemispheres, the "willing bare-assed character for the Starman [on2112]" and the man in the stage wings onExit … Stage Left. ForMoving Pictures, he shows up as "the prime mover —no pun intended." ("I made good use of his good will," the art ...
One day in the spring of 1975 I was in the North Toronto office of Rush’s manager, Ray Danniels. Knowing of my interest and involvement in the previous cover art, he showed me an album calledDelights, by one of his other clients, the Ian Thomas Band. Picking up t...
Peter Gabriel (1986):After four albums of demanding art-rock, Gabriel switched gears a bit on his fifth solo LP (and the first to feature an actual title). Its mainstream success - thanks to hit singles "Sledgehammer" and "In Your Eyes," among others - proved that even intimidating '70...
In mid-December, Rush opened their vaults to sharepreviously unreleased photosfrom theirMoving Picturescover shoot. The outtakes, captured by photographer Deborah Samuel, were made available in a collection featuring three alternate front covers, three alternate back covers and 12 interior album art sho...
You can purchase theHemispheresshadowbox piece for $159 atthis location. The second piece is a desktop art piece depicting theextendedalbum cover printed on 3/4" thick optical-grade acrylic with vibrant UV cured inks and measureing 12.75"x6". You can purchase the deskt...
On Permanent Waves, and the two following Moving Pictures and Signals in the coming years, Rush makes a distinct shift towards shorter songs and ‘radio-friendly’ music without really sacrificing any of the things that make Rush who Rush is. While the songs might be shorter, the messages in...